Luke Littler vies for Ally Pally Title: World Darts Championship 2024/25 Schedule and Results
DARTS fans are gearing up for an electrifying conclusion to 2024, as the World Championship begins TODAY – featuring top players competing for the coveted title once again!
Luke Humphries made history in the darts world by triumphing over emerging talent Luke Littler to secure the 2023/24 championship and reach World No 1 status for the very first time.
The final was fit for a headliner, with Humphries narrowly edging it 7-4 after trailing 4-2 at one stage.
This tournament set new records, achieving the highest number of 180s (914) and raising £914,000 for charity, which was rounded up to an impressive £1 million.
With intense competition, particularly between the two Lukes, fans can look forward to another captivating display at Alexandra Palace.
Humphries will commence his title defense on the first night of the event against the victor of Thibault Tricole vs Joe Comito, while Littler will not compete until December 21 – coinciding with Tyson Fury‘s rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.
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Additionally, notable players such as Stephen Bunting, Nathan Aspinall, and Michael van Gerwen are lined up to participate.
Unfortunately, there won’t be a heartfelt farewell for darts legend Steve Beaton at Ally Pally, as the Bronzed Adonis was unable to navigate the first challenge in the Tour Card Holder qualifying.
When will the World Darts Championship 2024/25 be held?
- The 2024/25 World Darts Championship will kick off on Sunday, December 15 and conclude on Friday, January 3, 2025.
- Afternoon sessions will commence at 12:30pm GMT, with evening sessions starting at 7pm GMT.
- The opening day of the competition will feature only an evening session, and no matches will be played from December 24-26.
- The prestigious event will be hosted at the renowned Alexandra Palace in North London.
- Luke Humphries defeated Luke Littler to secure the 2023/24 title with a score of 7-4.
What TV channel will show the World Darts Championship 2024/25 and is it available for live streaming?
- The 2024/25 World Darts Championship will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sports in the UK.
- Fans in the UK can stream all matches via NOW TV.
- Additionally, matches will be available on PDCTV or through global partners like DAZN and Viaplay.
- SunSport will offer a continuous LIVE BLOG that covers every match and provides the latest tournament updates.
What is the format for the World Darts Championship 2024/25?
The tournament will adopt a best of five sets format in the initial two rounds.
As the tournament progresses to later rounds, the format will change to best of seven, then nine sets, culminating with a best of 11 in the final.
The top 32 ranked dart players have already secured their spots automatically for the second round.
List of all-time Darts World Champions

BELOW is a list of Darts World Champions by year.
This list does not include winners from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions.
Thus, Raymond van Barneveld, for example, appears only once – he also won four BDO titles – while none of Eric Bristow’s five BDO championships are reflected here.
- 1994 – Dennis Priestley
- 1995 – Phil Taylor
- 1996 – Phil Taylor (2)
- 1997 – Phil Taylor (3)
- 1998 – Phil Taylor (4)
- 1999 – Phil Taylor (5)
- 2000 – Phil Taylor (6)
- 2001 – Phil Taylor (7)
- 2002 – Phil Taylor (8)
- 2003 – John Part
- 2004 – Phil Taylor (9)
- 2005 – Phil Taylor (10)
- 2006 – Phil Taylor (11)
- 2007 – Raymond van Barneveld
- 2008 – John Part (2)
- 2009 – Phil Taylor (12)
- 2010 – Phil Taylor (13)
- 2011 – Adrian Lewis
- 2012 – Adrian Lewis (2)
- 2013 – Phil Taylor (14)
- 2014 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2015 – Gary Anderson
- 2016 – Gary Anderson (2)
- 2017 – Michael van Gerwen (2)
- 2018 – Rob Cross
- 2019 – Michael van Gerwen (3)
- 2020 – Peter Wright
- 2021 – Gerwyn Price
- 2022 – Peter Wright (2)
- 2023 – Michael Smith
- 2024 – Luke Humphries
Most World Titles
- 14 – Phil Taylor
- 3 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2 – John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright
- 1 – Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries
World Darts Championship 2024/25 Schedule
Sunday, December 15
Evening Session (7pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Thibault Tricole vs Joe Comito (R1)
- Jermaine Wattimena vs Stefan Bellmont (R1)
- Kim Huybrechts vs Keane Barry (R1)
- Luke Humphries vs Tricole/Comito (R2)
Monday, December 16
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Wesley Plaisier vs Ryusei Azemoto (R1)
- Luke Woodhouse vs Lourence Ilagan (R1)
- Alan Soutar vs Kai Gotthardt (R1)
- James Wade vs Wattimena/Bellmont (R2)
Evening Session (7pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Niels Zonneveld vs Robert Owen (R1)
- Connor Scutt vs Ben Robb (R1)
- Cameron Menzies vs Leonard Gates (R1)
- Gerwyn Price vs Huybrechts/Barry (R2)
Tuesday, December 17
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- James Hurrell vs Jim Long (R1)
- Kevin Doets vs Noa-Lynn van Leuven (R1)
- Ryan Joyce vs Darius Labanauskas (R1)
- Mike De Decker vs Woodhouse/Ilagan (R2)
Evening Session (7pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Jeffrey de Graaf vs Rashad Sweeting (R1)
- Ricardo Pietreczko vs Xiaochen Zong (R1)
- Ryan Meikle vs Fallon Sherrock (R1)
- Peter Wright vs Plaisier/Azemoto (R2)
Wednesday, December 18 (7pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Jim Williams vs Paolo Nebrida (R1)
- Madars Razma vs Christian Kist (R1)
- Ricky Evans vs Gordon Mathers (R1)
- Nathan Aspinall vs Menzies/Gates (R2)
Thursday, December 19
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Chris Landman vs Lok Yin Lee (R1)
- Callan Rydz vs Romeo Grbavac (R1)
- Martin Lukeman vs Nitin Kumar (R1)
- Gabriel Clemens vs Zonneveld/Owen (R2)
Evening Session (7pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Nick Kenny vs Stowe Buntz (R1)
- Mensur Suljovic vs Matt Campbell (R1)
- Scott Williams vs Niko Springer (R1)
- Michael Smith vs Doets/Van Leuven (R2)
Friday, December 20
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
3x First Round, 1x Second Round
- Stephen Burton vs Alexander Merkx (R1)
- Wessel Nijman vs Cameron Carolissen (R1)
- Ian White vs Sandro Eric Sosing (R1)
- Stephen Bunting vs Soutar/Gotthardt (R2)
Evening Session (7pm)
2x First Round, 2x Second Round
- Mickey Mansell vs Tomoya Goto (R1)
- Florian Hempel vs Jeffrey De Zwaan (R1)
- William O’Connor vs Dylan Slevin (R1)
- Michael van Gerwen vs Hurrell/Long (R2)
Saturday, December 21
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
4x Second Round
- Karel Sedlacek vs Rhys Griffin (R1)
- Richard Veenstra vs Alexis Toylo (R1)
- Brendan Dolan vs Landman/Lee (R2)
- Chris Dobey vs Burton/Merkx (R2)
Evening Session (7pm)
4x Second Round
- Danny Noppert vs Joyce/Labanauskas (R2)
- Raymond van Barneveld vs Kenny/Buntz (R2)
- Luke Littler vs Meikle/Sherrock (R2)
- Damon Heta vs Scutt/Robb (R2)
Sunday, December 22
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
4x Second Round
- Ryan Searle vs Suljovic/Campbell (R2)
- Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Razma/Kist (R2)
- Joe Cullen vs Nijman/Carolissen (R2)
- Ritchie Edhouse vs White/Sosing (R2)
Evening Session (7pm)
4x Second Round
- Martin Schindler vs Rydz/Grbavac (R2)
- Ross Smith vs J Williams/Nebrida (R2)
- Gary Anderson vs De Graaf/Sweeting (R2)
- Dimitri van den Bergh vs O’Connor/Slevin (R2)
Monday, December 23
Afternoon Session (12.30pm)
4x Second Round
- Krzysztof Ratajski vs Veenstra/Toylo (R2)
- Andrew Gilding vs Lukeman/Kumar (R2)
- Josh Rock vs Sedlacek/Griffin (R2)
- Jonny Clayton vs Mansell/Goto (R2)
Evening Session (7pm)
4x Second Round
- Gian van Veen vs Pietreczko/Zong (R2)
- Daryl Gurney vs Hempel/De Zwaan (R2)
- Dave Chisnall vs Evans/Mathers (R2)
- Rob Cross vs S Williams/Springer (R2)
Friday,